Did Jerry Rice and Steve Young inspire the passing game?

Jerry Rice, ever the show man, got the crowd into a Monday night mood by racing around the field. He first went to the South end zone as the crowd roared and then raced to the North end side to slap hands with the crowd. His fellow ESPN cohort, Steve Young, noticed and threw him a pass.
Rice, completely out of character, dropped it. Young gave him a second chance and, of course, Rice caught the second.
He obviously knew he was going to pull the stunt because he came out in running shoes and skinny jeans.
The Hall of Fame duo might have inspired a dormant 49ers passing game. Colin Kaepernick revived the pass by going 8 for 9 for 126 yards and a touchdown against the Bears. Keapernick was masterful particularly on a 56-yard arrow to wide receiver Kyle Williams to set up a 5-yard touchdown pass one play later.